Over the last 150 years, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of superlative range and power, from William Armstrong’s 19th-century “monster …
Book Band: Turquoise (Ideal for ages 6+)A captivating retelling of an Indian story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.Ram the farmer is in trouble.…
A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 7th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct…
Part memoir, part document of the DIY, punk-infused subculture of skateboarding as it came of age in the 1990s and early 2000s, Ed TempletonÂ’s Wires Crossed pulses with the raw,…
1930s Warsaw. Two privileged sisters: Ida—glamorous and self-assured—and Luiza, the spirited tomboy striving to fulfil the ambitions their German-born father once held for the…
Increasing numbers of adults are realising that they have been living with an undiagnosed developmental condition, yet most information and support focuses on children. This…
Auguries of Innocence is the first book of poetry from Patti Smith in more than a decade. It marks a major accomplishment from a poet and performer who has inscribed her vision of…
The Art Deco period of the 1920s swept away the dark sobriety of Victorian living, replacing it with houses that were light, colourful and exciting. Drawing inspiration from…
Following the huge success of Experimental Flowers in Watercolour, artist Ann Blockley turns her hand to landscapes. Through stunning examples of her colorful, expressive work,…
This beautifully illustrated book invites readers to explore the magnificent collection of Japanese rare books and manuscripts housed in the Bodleian Library.
In a delightful study - originally comprising two separate booklets - the accomplished artist and teacher Gladys Mayer explains that colour is nothing other than the very…
This sparkling book was first published in France in 2005 and has been magnificently translated into English by the food writer and historian Giles MacDonogh. It is part cookery…
Part novel, part fantasy, part social history. More than anything it tells dark, universal tales about how utterly strange it is to learn to be human. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru